2024-08-14: News Headlines

UMMID (2024-08-14). Every school bombed in Gaza adds to Palestinians' thirst for education. ummid.com According to the United Nations, 93% of Gaza's 560 schools have been either destroyed or damaged whereas about 340 have been directly bombarded by the Israeli army since October 7.

Jeff Bryant (2024-08-14). Can Vice-Presidential Pick Tim Walz Make Democrats the Education Party Again? counterpunch.org In choosing Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to be her running mate, Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has not only picked a progressive governor and a Midwestern populist to lead the party's national ticket but she also may have signaled that the Democratic Party is ready to take back its reputation as the education party.

Prof. Joseph H. Chung (2024-08-14). America's Perpetual War: Six Questions. globalresearch.ca America's multi-trillion dollar perpetual war has denied and deprived millions of Americans of decent income, adequate housing, needed foods, necessary health care, safety on the street, reliable infrastructure facilities, essential education…

tvbrics (2024-08-14). Russia's Krasnodar and Iran's Qeshm sign memorandum of understanding. tvbrics.com According to the document, Qeshm and Krasnodar will intensify co-operation in the fields of construction, education and cultural exchange…

UMMID (2024-08-14). Steps to Check: DTE Maha Post SSC Diploma 2024 Round 2 Allotment. ummid.com Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) Maharashtra is set to publish on its official website poly24.dtemaharashtra.gov.in today i.e. Wednesday August 14, 2024 the result of CAP Round 2 Seat Allotment of the students seeking admission in First Year Post SSC Diploma Technical and Polytechnic Courses in Engineering/Technology for the year 2024-25.

UMMID (2024-08-14). UP NEET UG 2024 Counselling schedule out, details here. ummid.com The Directorate General of Medical Education and Training Uttar Pradesh (DGME UP) has published on its official website upneet.gov.in the UP NEET UG 2024 Counselling Schedule for the year 2024-25 (NEET UG 2024 Counselling Date and Time).

UMMID (2024-08-14). Apply now, MP NEET UG 2024 Counselling starts. ummid.com Department of Medical Education (DME) Madhya Pradesh has started through its official website dme.mponline.gov.in registration of students who wish to participate in MP NEET UG Medical (MBBS) and Dental (BDS) Counselling 2024 from today i.e. Monday August 12, 2024.

The Independent (2024-08-14). New NAPE report from UNEB shows persistent education inequalities. independent.co.ug Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new National Assessment of Proficiency in Education (NAPE) report from the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has highlighted severe and persistent disparities in the country's primary school system. The report reveals a significant divide between learners in urban and rural areas, as well as between those attending private versus …

Staff (2024-08-14). Talk World Radio: Working for Peace in Africa. davidswanson.org AUDIO: Talk World Radio is recorded on Zoom. Here is this week's video and all the videos on Youtube. VIDEO: This week on Talk World Radio we're talking about working for peace in Africa. Our guest Brenda Wanjiru is based in Ghana where she works on peace education, peace activism, aiding children and refugees impacted …

Prof Rodrigue Tremblay (2024-08-14). Dangers and Lessons from the Perennial Israeli-Palestinian War: The Big Picture of Propaganda and False Flag Operations. globalresearch.ca

Shefali Luthra (2024-08-14). Most Women Support Abortion Protections, Including 40 Percent of GOP Women. truthout.org Most women between the ages of 18 and 49 support a national right to abortion, oppose a national ban on the procedure, and don't believe abortion rights should be left up to individual states, according to a new survey from KFF, a nonprofit health policy research, polling and news organization. Majorities of Democratic and independent women oppose restrictions and support a law enshrining a… |

ecns.cn (2024-08-14). Survey: High interest rates not spooking Hong Kong SMEs. ecns.cn Enterprises are most willing to invest in research and development, followed by training related to e-commerce or digital technology, as well as overall staff training.

Rhoda Wilson (2024-08-14). Dissolving Illusions: After 60 years of working on flu vaccines, they are unable to develop vaccines that reduce mortality rates. expose-news.com In the book 'Dissolving Illusions: Disease, Vaccines, and The Forgotten History', authors Dr. Suzanne Humphries and Roman Bystrianyk, provide a meticulously researched and footnoted account, challenging the prevailing narrative that vaccines single-handedly …

Joel Wendland-Liu (2024-08-14). 'Transnational Communism Across the Americas' offers valuable insights despite its anti-communist tropes. peoplesworld.org Historical research on communist parties and their multiple international relationships has flourished in the past two decades. One remarkable contribution to this field is the book Transnational Communism Across the Americas. This collection of multiply-authored chapters digs into the communist parties of various Latin American countries, such as Cuba, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Mexico, and …

Oraily Madruga Rios (2024-08-14). Cuba receives international aid for fisheries research. plenglish.com A key goal is to strengthen the capacities of the Fisheries Research Center (CIP) and the technical departments (bureaus of capture) of fishing companies, located in the Gulf of Guacanayabo, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said here. Cuba's Ministry of Food Industry is promoting the initiative, with technical assistance from FAO and financing from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), as part of the Conpescas Guacanayabo project. | For the ongoing study, Cuba is receiving equipment for geo-referencing, positioning, observation, and measurement of physical-chemical and oceanographic pa…

tvbrics (2024-08-14). Ilkhanid-era vessels undergo restoration in Iran. tvbrics.com The artefacts were discovered during archaeological research near the UNESCO World Heritage site of Soltaniyeh…

UMMID (2024-08-14). Hindenburg 'reveals' why SEBI did not take action against Adani Group. ummid.com America based short-seller firm Hindenburg Research Saturday alleged Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch had a stake in the obscure offshore entities used in the "Adani money siphoning scandal".

UMMID (2024-08-14). Integrity of SEBI compromised: Rahul Gandhi on Hindenburg allegations. ummid.com The Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi commenting on the latest allegations by Hindenburg Research said the integrity of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has been "gravely compromised".

noreply (2024-08-14). Those Who Planned… smoothiex12.blogspot.com this FUBAR in Kursk for VSU–some even state that the whole idea originated in London, not surprising then with the level of UK's military–was obviously planned by amateurs. You see, they are still obsessed with operational indices, such as the length (range) of advance, the speed of advance and other purely Hollywood representations of war taken out of serious operational context and real military science. Well, you remember this, I recon…The American Army as it is now exists could beat the Russians with the greatest of ease, because while the Russians have good infantry, they are lacking in artillery, a…

Pressenza New York (2024-08-14). Several challenges for Prof Yunus' interim government in Bangladesh. pressenza.com The collapse of the autocratic regime of Sheikh Hasina, amid the student protests which sparked a mass upsurge in the streets of Dhaka and elsewhere was predicted weeks ago. | By Saleem Samad | The student protests all over the country turned into mass uprisings after police and 'helmet bahini' (armed vigilantes recruited from Awami League's youths) swooped upon the student protest on various campuses in the country. The triangular clashes killed 200 students and bystanders in the first few days of the end of July. The blood spilt on the streets hashtag #JulyMassacre was trending for a couple of weeks. | In the…

WSWS (2024-08-14). Hundreds of Australian students attend meetings opposing Israeli onslaught. wsws.org The attendance at the meetings highlights a developing politicisation amid an eruption of militarism, the growth of fascist movements internationally and dire social conditions.

Sushovan Dhar (2024-08-14). Students in Bangladesh Are Challenging a Repressive System. cadtm.org

ecns.cn (2024-08-14). Anti-China content fabricated in applications for overseas study. ecns.cn Some agencies providing services for people wanting to study abroad have added fabricated content including biased views about China and reactionary political comments in the students' admission documents to help them secure places in foreign universities.

Phil Pasquini (2024-08-14). Bangladesh Hindus Call for an End to Violence. indybay.org WASHINGTON (08-13) — A vociferous crowd of Bangladeshi Hindus demonstrated at the White House on August 10, calling for an end to religious discrimination and violence directed against them in the aftermath of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation and hasty departure to India. As head of the Awami League Party coupled with her 15-year reign as prime minister, her popularity has waned over time as her government had become more authoritarian. The weeks of violent protests and demonstrations beginning in July when scores of university students and others were killed was the beginning of the end of her st…

WSWS (2024-08-14). Spouting democratic phrases, Bangladesh's new "interim" government moves to impose capitalist order. wsws.org Two leaders of the student organization that initiated and led the anti-government protests have been included in the 17-member "cabinet." However, the key portfolios are all in the hands of trusted members of the Bangladeshi capitalist elite.

hindustantimes (2024-08-14). Sheikh Hasina Drops Big Hint On Returning To Bangladesh In First Official Reaction To Ouster. hindustantimes.com Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on August 13 issued her first statement since stepping down from her position. She demanded investigation and justice for those responsible for violence and arson in Bangladesh during student protests against government job quotas. Hasina also condemned the destruction of Bangladesh founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's museum and said all the memory of our freedom movement has been reduced to ashes.

WSWS (2024-08-14). Chicago Teachers Union uses "public bargaining" charade as cover for austerity contract. wsws.org The "talks" are dragging out in order to conceal from teachers the fact that massive cuts are on the way to close a $500 million deficit.

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